Country size comparison

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Minnesota is around the same size as Syria.

Syria is approximately 187,437 sq km, while Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, making Minnesota 10% larger than Syria. Meanwhile, the population of Syria is ~21.6 million people (16.3 million fewer people live in Minnesota).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Syria vs. Minnesota uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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